Cooling apparatus for provisions.



L. D. SECREST COOLING APPARATUS I OR PROVISIONS.

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Patented Feb. 8, ma.

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'APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18. 1909.

L. D. SECREST. COOLING APPARATUS FOR PROVTSIONS.A

APPL'IUATION FILED AUG. 1s. 1909.

Patentedeb. 8, 1910.

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v:[Illlfl.LN D. SECREST, OF MARTINSITILLE, ILLINOIS.;

COOLING APPARATUS FOB. PRGVISIONS.

To all whom it may concern: p

Be it known that I, LINCOLN D. Sncnrs'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Martinsville, in the county of Clark and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulv Improvements in Cooling Apparatus for Provisions, of which the following 1s a specification. g

The resent invention relates to a novel type o dumb waiter employed inconnection-with a well whereby to lower and raise rovisions therein for igeration. v.

The purpose ofthe inventionis to provide a means of this' character whereby the provision safe is at all times held in a position free v'or the waterpthus insuring an even temperature for the contents thereof and also minimizing the likelihood of their spoiling through coming in contact with the water.

The invention embodies the further ad- -vantage Ithat the provision safe is subjected to a cushioning effect when lowered in the well'thus savingits contents .from injury by jarring or otherwise, and wherein .the pro'- vision safe isat all tunes kept at a safe distance from the water regardless of its increasing or decreasing level.

With these as the essential advantages the invention embodies other points of merit which. will be clear from the course of the following description, andfset forth in the appende claims.- f y In the accompanying drawing illustrating the apparatus in itspreferred structure, Figy ure 1 is a view partly'in elevation'and section illustrating the apparatus installed, Fig. 2 isatransverse sectional view thereof taken along the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, Fi 3 is a transverse sectional view taken a ong the line 3 3 of Fig. l, Fig. lois a transverse sectional View taken along' the line 4-'21' of Fig. 1Fig. 5 is a detail erspective view of the provision safe, and, ig. 6 is the oat or buoyant means therefor.

Referring to the several figures in detail i and wherein like numerals of reference indi- `cate cprresponding parts in the dliierent I closed sides 2 Views shown, 1 is the usual well platform having mounted thereon the cabinet 2 adapt-A ed to contain the hoisting apparatusand ljkewise serve in.. Ythe sense o a cupboard when the provision safe is hoisted. The cabinet 2 comprises in its structure the three and a door 3 hingedthereon Speciiication of Letters atent.

Application filed August 18, 1905.

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Serial No. 513,514..

ati (as shown in Fig. 3) and a top 5. l/Vith within the water of the well as indicated ini' Fig.' l.

rlihe provision safe comprises in its structure the four corner posts 7 which support a plurality of provision holding trays 8 disposed in superposed relation, and the closedhead 9. The safe is closed on three sides by the screen l0, thus leavin one side open to permit access therein. en'the safe is 'hoisted to its uppermost position the open side thereof registers with the opening`l of vthe doorway 3 of the cabinet 2 as will be lobvious; and when lowered into the well,

said open side of the safe liesadja'centthe screen ll which is securedon two of the' guide bars 6, as illustrated in Fig. 4; The I purpose of this iatter provision is to prevent lthe ingress into the safe of insects andthe like when the. safe has been lowered for coolingz it being understood of coursg that the entire closing of the safe is complete by reason of its screen sides-,M

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Within the lower ends of'the guide bars,

or at that point substantially where they are "submerged into the water, there is an airtight loatgl2 whose dimensions are such that it may haveq freedom of vertical movement within said"iguideways whereby 1t remams at all times in proper position in'the water regardless o1" any rising or lowering of the latter. The float is constructed preferably of metal since it is then free of any tendencyt to expand or warp, and thus interfere with lits movement, which would likely be the`- casewere a wood or other float employed. In the position. shown the function of the float 12 is to buoy or siipport the provislon safe Vwhen it has been lowered into the well and to'keep the same at all times at the proper distance from the surface 0of Ille water, and yet within its maximum coolinglarea. The further function of the float is t at it serves in the capacity of a cushioning or arresting device for the provision safe when it is lowered, thus saving the contents thereof from injury by jarring or otherwise which would likely be the case were the float not in the path of its movement.

For raisin@ and lowering the provision safe the usual1 bucket hoisting apparatus for a well is employed, and which 1n the present ich case comprises the grooved pulley 13 mounted on the shaft 'l-3 which is in turn journaled in the cabinet 2. Said pulley guides and supports the lowering and suspending rope 14, which rope at the end 15 is attached to the provision safe and at its opposite end carries the counterl'iala'ncing weight 16 therefor. The nume als 17 and 18 designate guiding pulleys for the rope journalcd within the cabinet 2 and the well platform l respectively: and 1f) is the operating crank. The weight of the balance 16 is approximately that of the weight of the safe plus its contents and the buoyant capacity ofthe float 12 is calculated to be equal in pounds to that of the weight lt.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patentyisz- 1. Apparatus Jfor storing provisions in a well comprising a guide track supported in a well, a provision sate guided by said t "ack, and a buoyant' arresting and supporting means adapted to support the sat'e above the water.

2. Apparatus for storing provisions in`a well comprising a y'guide track supported in a well, a provision safe guided by said track, and a buoyant arresting and supporting means adapted to support the safe above the water, and separable from said safe so that the latter may be raised from it.

3, Apparatus for storing provisions in a well comprising a guide track, supported in a well, a` provision sate guided by said track, and a buoyant arresting` and supporting means normally floating upon the water and adapted to support the safe above the Water.

4. Apparatus for storing provisions` in a supported in aiwcll, a provision safe guided by said tracks, and a buoyant arresting and supporting means guided by the tracks and normally oating upon the water, said buoyantmcans adaptedto support the safe above the Water.

6. Apparatus for storing provisions in a well comprising a plurality of guide tracks supported in a well and having their lower ends submerged in the water thereof, a provision safe `guided by said tracks, and a buoyant arresting and supporting means normally floating upon the 'ater within the submerged portions of the tracks and adapted to support the safe above the water.

7. Apparatus for storing provisions in a well comprising a plurality of guide tracks supported in a well, a provision safe comprising a framework and a plurality of trays disposed in superposed relation, said safe adapted to have movement in said guide tracks, and a buoyant arresting and supporting means guided by said tracks and nor mally 'Iioating upon the water, and adapted to contact with the lowerrnost tray of the safe and support said safe above the water The foregoing' specification signed at Mar tinsville Illinois this 14th day of J une7 190 LINCOLN D. SECREST.

In presence of two witnesses:

EDGAR SUMMERS,

`1 GEORGE GINDsuY. 

